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Race Information | ||
Date | 2 July 2022[1] | |
E-Prix No. | 94 (10 of 2021/22) | |
Official Name | 2022 ABB Formula E Marrakesh E-Prix | |
Location | ![]() Agdal, Marrakesh, Morocco | |
Format | 45 min + 1 Lap | |
Lap length | 2.971 km (1.846 mi) | |
Distance | 34 laps / 101.014 km (62.767 mi) | |
Qualifying Result | ||
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Team | ![]() | |
Time | 1:17.070 | |
Fastest Lap | ||
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Team | ![]() | |
Fastest Lap | 1:20.909 on lap 14 | |
ePrix Result | ||
First | Second | Third |
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Time | 46:45.410 | |
ePrix Guide | ||
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The 2022 Marrakesh E-Prix, formally known as the 2022 ABB Formula E Marrakesh E-Prix was the tenth round of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, staged at the Circuit Moulay El Hassan in Agdal, Marrakesh, Morocco, on 2 July 2022.[1] The race would be the first to be staged at the Marrakesh circuit since 2020, after the Marrakesh E-Prix was drafted in to replace the cancelled Vancouver E-Prix midway through the eighth FE season.[1]
Qualifying saw António Félix da Costa duel with Edoardo Mortara in the final for pole position, with the Portuguese ace emerging ahead by just 0.081s in a battle that almost saw da Costa miss out with a tiny mistake at the final corner.[2] da Costa would beat Oliver Askew and then title pretending teammate Jean-Éric Vergne en-route to the final, while Mortara removed Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein from the proceedings on his run to the duel for pole.[2]
Temperatures peaked at 33°C as the field made their way onto the grid for the start of the race, with da Costa getting a blistering start from pole to secure the lead, leaving Mortara to fend off Vergne to hold second.[3] Behind, Wehrlein would complain of a lack of power as he got a slow getaway, falling to Jake Dennis instantly before squeezing Evans towards the wall exiting the first corner in his desperate bid to hold fifth ahead of the New Zealander.[3]
da Costa subsequently made an initial break away at the head of the pack, with Mortara focused on keeping Vergne and a spritely Dennis behind, while Wehrlein put together some robust defensive moves to deny Evans.[3] A more and more irate Evans would eventually break the German pilot's resistance on lap three with a canny lunge into the final corner, although in the exchanges the #9 Jaguar had slipped two seconds off the lead quartet.[3]
With that Wehrlein's race was effectively over, the #94 Porsche beginning a slow tumble out of the points as Evans inched his way towards the leaders.[3] He caught them quicker than expected, however, as Attack Mode came into play on lap five, with da Costa and Vergne the first to activate the boost, both losing places to Mortara and Dennis respectively.[3]
Mortara and Dennis responded on the next tour, with Dennis also losing a spot to Oliver Rowland, who had relieved Evans of fifth during their own exchange with AM after dealing with Wehrlein.[3] Rowland would then lunge past Vergne before harrying da Costa, although a misjudged lunge at the #13 DS Techeetah into turn ten would see him smack into the rear of da Costa and push the Portuguese racer into a half-spin.[3]
da Costa recovered and was duly handed the position back by Rowland, although the damage on the timesheet had been done, for Mortara would gain enough of an advantage through that exchange to arm his second AM boost without losing the lead.[3] With that Rowland would slip back out of the lead group, taking Dennis with him, while Vergne battled his way back past Evans and latched onto the back of teammate da Costa.[3]
As the race went on it was clear that Vergne had an energy advantage, and one significant enough that Techeetah arranged for da Costa to gift the Frenchman second place in order to attack Mortara.[3] Yet, despite having c.2% less available energy than the #25 Techeetah the #48 ROKiT Venturi remained resolute in the lead of the race, prompting da Costa to convince Techeetah to let him back past with a couple of minutes to go.[3]
Once released da Costa would close right onto Mortara's tail, with those two quickly ditching Vergne as the Frenchman's pace faultered an his energy advantage disappeared.[3] He duly fell into the sights of Evans at the start of the final lap, while up ahead da Costa tried to setup a move on Mortara to claim the lead.[3]
Yet it was not to be, with Mortara managing his energy and pace beautifully to claim his third win of the campaign, two seconds clear of da Costa who had to back off in the final sector in order to make sure he made it to the chequered flag.[3] Evans relieved Vergne of third on the final tour to complete the podium, while Lucas di Grassi elbowed his way past Nyck de Vries in the last action of their race-long fight to claim fifth ahead of the Dutchman.[3] Dennis was next up ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne, who had climbed quietly from twentieth to eighth during the race, with Sam Bird and Rowland rounding out the scorers.[3]
Background[]
A month after the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix the 2021/22 Formula E field arrived at the Circuit Moulay El Hassan in the Agdal district of Marrakesh, Morocco, for the tenth race of the campaign.[1] It had been more than two years since the Series had last visited the historic Moroccon capital, after the city had been dropped from both the 2020/21 and the provisional 2021/22 calendars.[1][4] The reason for its reinstatement to the FE calendar had been due to the cancellation of the Vancouver E-Prix, after the promoters of the event failed to secure the required permits to actually host the race in the Canadian city.[5]
The Circuit Moulay El Hassan itself was unchanged since the Series' last visit in 2020, with the Attack Mode activation zone expected to remain on the outside of turn three.[1]
Season IX Calendar[]
As the field assembled in Marrakesh the FIA and Formula E unveiled the calendar for the 2022/23 season, which would see all eighteen races staged between January and July 2023, with pre-season testing in Valencia, Spain, in December 2022.[6] The first season of the Generation 3 era was to open on 14 January 2023 with the Mexico City E-Prix, with races in Diriyah, Berlin, Monaco, Seoul, Jakarta, Rome and London all returning.[6] There would also be two new rounds, with races in Hyderabad, India, and São Paulo, Brazil, officially unveiled, with three further "TBD" events also listed on the provisional calendar for the ninth edition of Formula E.[6]
Lotterer's Luck[]
The four week break between Jakarta and Marrakesh had also seen a review of an incident from the battle of Jakarta, where André Lotterer had been given a post-race time penalty for causing a collision with Nyck de Vries, which had seen the defending Champion limp back to the pits with a puncture.[7] Porsche would submit further evidence to the FIA regarding the incident, which showed that de Vries already had a slow puncture prior to the collision, and the tyre in question was visibly deflated at turn two, leading de Vries to be slower on entry into turn eight where the collision occurred.[7] That meant that four weeks after the Jakarta E-Prix the results were amended, with Lotterer restored to his ninth place finishing position, and hence regaining the two points he had lost, with Sam Bird and Sébastien Buemi losing a point each in the exchange.[7]
Jakartan Jostles[]
Stoffel Vandoorne had retained the lead in the Championship as the second half of the season got underway in Jakarta, the Beligan ace having moved onto 121 points for the season. However, his lead had been slashed by those behind, with Jean-Éric Vergne in second having moved to within five of the Belgian ace, while Edoardo Mortara in third was just seven off as the field arrived in Marrakesh. Mitch Evans then completed the breakaway top four on 109, with the lead quartet having established a 28 point gap to Robin Frijns in fifth.
It had similarly tightened up at the head of the Teams' Championship in the Indonesian capital with Mercedes still leading the way, but having seen their advantage cut to sixteen points. DS Techeetah had been the day's biggest scorers as they reclaimed second with 170 points, with ROKiT Venturi having slipped a point behind them in third. Jaguar Racing then completed the top four on 139, 25 points clear of Porsche Formula E Team in fifth, while Dragon/Penske Autosport had remained at the foot of the table.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2022 Marrakesh E-Prix is displayed below:
Practice[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying for the 2022 Marrakesh E-Prix would be conducted according to the knockout format, introduced ahead of season eight.[9] The field would be split into two groups of eleven drivers, based on Championship position, with each group then getting ten minutes on track to complete as many laps as they wished at 220 kW.[9] The fastest eight overall would then proceed to the knockout phase, now running at the maximum 250 kW qualifying mode, with the fastest from group A against the fourth fastest from group B and so on, until four drivers were left.[9]
Those four would move on to the Semi-Final, with the winner of A1/B4 taking on the victor of A2/B3, while the triumphant driver of A3/B2 would take on A4/B1's winner.[9] The winners from those duels would then go into the final, with the winner of that duel taking pole, while the runner-up would start from second, before any grid penalties were applied.[9]
Group A[]
Group B[]
Knockouts[]
Quarter Finals[]
Semi Finals[]
Final[]
Post Qualifying[]
The final qualifying result for the 2022 Marrakesh E-Prix are outlined below:
2022 Marrakesh E-Prix Qualifying Results | |||||||
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Final | |||||||
Heat | Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
I | Win | 13 | ![]() |
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1:17.070 | — | 1 |
Lose | 48 | ![]() |
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1:17.151 | +0.081s | 2 | |
Semi-Finals | |||||||
Heat | Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
I | Win | 48 | ![]() |
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1:17.129 | — | F |
Lose | 94 | ![]() |
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1:17.305 | +0.176s | 4 | |
II | Win | 13 | ![]() |
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1:17.091 | — | F |
Lose | 25 | ![]() |
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1:17.115 | +0.024s | 3 | |
Quarter Finals | |||||||
Heat | Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
QF 1 | Win | 48 | ![]() |
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1:17.002 | — | SF |
Lose | 9 | ![]() |
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1:17.476 | +0.474s | 6 | |
QF 2 | Win | 94 | ![]() |
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1:17.291 | — | SF |
Lose | 37 | ![]() |
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1:17.578 | +0.287s | 8 | |
QF 3 | Win | 25 | ![]() |
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1:16.982 | — | SF |
Lose | 27 | ![]() |
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1:17.348 | +0.366s | 5 | |
QF 4 | Win | 13 | ![]() |
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1:17.202 | — | SF |
Lose | 28 | ![]() |
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1:17.575 | +0.373s | 7 |
Group Stage | |||||||
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Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid | Group |
1st | 13 | ![]() |
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1:18.150 | — | QF 4 | GB |
2nd | 25 | ![]() |
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1:18.222 | +0.072s | QF 3 | GB |
3rd | 94 | ![]() |
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1:18.249 | +0.099s | QF 2 | GB |
4th | 9 | ![]() |
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1:18.318 | +0.168s | QF 1 | GB |
5th | 48 | ![]() |
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1:18.386 | +0.236s | QF 1 | GA |
6th | 17 | ![]() |
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1:18.393 | +0.243s | 9 | GB |
7th | 30 | ![]() |
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1:18.401 | +0.251s | 11 | GB |
8th | 37 | ![]() |
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1:18.452 | +0.302s | QF 2 | GA |
9th | 28 | ![]() |
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1:18.496 | +0.346s | QF 3 | GA |
10th | 10 | ![]() |
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1:18.523 | +0.373s | 13 | GB |
11th | 27 | ![]() |
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1:18.540 | +0.390s | QF 4 | GA |
12th | 11 | ![]() |
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1:18.564 | +0.414s | 10 | GA |
13th | 7 | ![]() |
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1:18.608 | +0.458s | 12 | GA |
14th* | 23 | ![]() |
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1:18.654 | +0.504s | 17* | GA |
15th | 4 | ![]() |
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1:18.663 | +0.513s | 15 | GA |
16th | 3 | ![]() |
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1:18.765 | +0.615s | 14 | GB |
17th | 33 | ![]() |
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1:18.805 | +0.655s | 16 | GB |
18th | 22 | ![]() |
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1:18.855 | +0.705s | 18 | GA |
19th | 5 | ![]() |
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1:18.896 | +0.746s | 20 | GA |
20th | 29 | ![]() |
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1:19.089 | +0.939s | 19 | GB |
Group A 110% Time: 1:26.224[10] | |||||||
NC† | 36 | ![]() |
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— | 22 | GA | |
Group B 110% Time: 1:25.965[10] | |||||||
NC‡ | 99 | ![]() |
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— | 21 | GB | |
Source:[10] |
- * Buemi served a three place grid penalty for causing a collision with de Vries in FP1.[11]
- † Lotterer had his times deleted from the session for failing to set a time in the opening six minutes of his group.[12]
- ‡ Giovinazzi was granted permission to start the race from the back of the grid after failing to set a time in qualifying.[13]
Race[]
Report[]
Result[]
The final classification of the 2022 Marrakesh E-Prix is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold.
2022 Marrakesh E-Prix Race Result | |||||||
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Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
1st | 48 | ![]() ![]() |
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34 | 46:45.410 | 1:21.787 | 25 |
2nd | 13 | ![]() ![]() |
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34 | +2.297s | 1:21.449 | 21 |
3rd | 9 | ![]() |
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34 | +6.270s | 1:21.135 | 15 |
4th | 25 | ![]() ![]() |
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34 | +6.965s | 1:21.517 | 12 |
5th | 11 | ![]() ![]() |
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34 | +7.787s | 1:20.909 | 11 |
6th | 17 | ![]() |
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34 | +8.394s | 1:21.273 | 8 |
7th | 27 | ![]() |
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34 | +12.084s | 1:21.710 | 6 |
8th | 5 | ![]() ![]() |
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34 | +14.541s | 1:21.502 | 4 |
9th | 10 | ![]() |
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34 | +15.048s | 1:21.261 | 2 |
10th | 30 | ![]() |
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34 | +15.270s | 1:21.193 | 1 |
11th | 28 | ![]() |
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34 | +16.336s | 1:21.363 | |
12th | 94 | ![]() |
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34 | +30.043s | 1:22.094 | |
13th | 37 | ![]() |
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34 | +31.970s | 1:22.110 | |
14th | 29 | ![]() |
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34 | +32.332s | 1:21.468 | |
15th | 36 | ![]() |
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34 | +32.364s | 1:21.470 | |
16th | 23 | ![]() |
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34 | +33.707s | 1:22.172 | |
17th | 3 | ![]() |
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34 | +35.018s | 1:22.359 | |
18th | 4 | ![]() |
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34 | +35.686s | 1:21.805 | |
19th | 99 | ![]() |
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34 | +40.887s | 1:22.627 | |
20th | 7 | ![]() |
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34 | +42.764s | 1:22.362 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
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32 | Retired | 1:22.052 | |
Ret | 33 | ![]() |
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28 | Damage | 1:21.705 | |
Source:[10] |
Milestones[]
- 50th race for Oliver Rowland.
- Jake Dennis and Nick Cassidy started their 25th race.
- Oliver Askew, Antonio Giovinazzi and Dan Ticktum made their tenth starts.
- Edoardo Mortara scored his fifth career victory.
- Fifth win for the Venturi Formula E Team as an entrant.
- Mercedes claimed their twelfth win as a powertrain supplier.
- Maiden FanBoost victory for Mortara.
Standings[]
Victory pushed Edoardo Mortara into the lead of the Championship leaving Marrakesh, the Swiss ace having moved onto 139 points for the season after ten races and three victories. Jean-Éric Vergne had held his hold on second, but slipped eleven off the lead, while former leader Stoffel Vandoorne had effectively swapped places with Mortara, slipping to third and fourteen off the lead. Mitch Evans was just a point further back from the Beligan in fourth, with Robin Frijns in fifth some 43 point behind the New Zealander in fifth.
It was a similar story in the Teams' Championship, with ROKiT Venturi having moved up to the lead of the Championship at the expense of their supplier Mercedes. The Monegasque squad's rise from third to first had seen them move onto 205 points for the season, with Mercedes falling from first to third, seven off the lead with DS Techeetah, in second, two off the lead on 203. Those three then had a comfortable 43 point margin over Jaguar Racing in fourth, with Porsche completing the top five, a further 39 behind.
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References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 'MARRAKESH TO HOST ROUND 10 OF 2021/22 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ON 2 JULY', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 11/05/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/may/season-8-calendar-update-marrakesh, (Accessed 11/05/2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Da Costa fires to first pole position of the season in Marrakesh', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/07/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/july/marrakesh-e-prix-qualifying-report, (Accessed 02/07/2022)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 'Mortara hits the top with victory in the Marrakesh E-Prix Round 10', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/07/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/july/marrakesh-e-prix-round-10-race-report (Accessed 02/07/2022)
- ↑ 'Updated calendar, faster racing and knockout qualifying for Season 8', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 15/10/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/october/season-8-sporting-update, (Accessed 16/10/2021)
- ↑ Jake Boxall-Legge, 'Vancouver Formula E round cancelled, postponed to 2023', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 23/04/2022), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/vancouver-fe-race-postponed-2023/10146570/, (Accessed 23/04/2022)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 'SEASON 9 CALENDAR: Global stage set for Formula E's new Gen3 era', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 29/06/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/june/season-9-calendar-announced, (Accessed 29/06/2022)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Emer Hedderman, 'Lotterer’s Jakarta penalty rescinded after Porsche request review', formulaspy.com, (Formula Spy, 30/06/2022), https://formulaspy.com/formula-e/lotterers-jakarta-penalty-rescinded-after-porsche-request-review-79347, (Accessed 02/07/2022)
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 'Updated calendar, faster racing and knockout qualifying for Season 8', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 15/10/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/october/season-8-sporting-update, (Accessed 16/10/2021)
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- ↑ 'ROUND 10 - MARRAKESH E-PRIX - 1 - 2 JULY 2022 - Decision No. 1', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/07/2022), https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/07_2021-22/10_R10%20Marrakesh/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/021_Doc%2021%20-%20Decision%20No.%201.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 02/07/2022)
- ↑ 'ROUND 10 - MARRAKESH E-PRIX - 1 - 2 JULY 2022 - Decision No. 2', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/07/2022), https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/07_2021-22/10_R10%20Marrakesh/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/024_Doc%2024%20-%20Decision%20No.%202.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 02/07/2022)
- ↑ 'ROUND 10 - MARRAKESH E-PRIX - 1 - 2 JULY 2022 - Decision No. 5', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/07/2022), https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/07_2021-22/10_R10%20Marrakesh/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/032_Doc%2032%20-%20Decision%20No.%205.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 02/07/2022)
- ↑ 'ROUND 10 - MARRAKESH E-PRIX - 1 - 2 JULY 2022 - FanBoost Round 10', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/07/2022), https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/07_2021-22/10_R10%20Marrakesh/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/039_Doc%2039%20-%20Bulletin%20No.%203.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 02/07/2022)